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Page xxvi
... reason that he was weary of contentions ; and closed with these words , " Finally , brethren , fare- well ; be perfect , be of good comfort , be of one mind , live in peace ; and the God of love and peace shall be with you . " He was ...
... reason that he was weary of contentions ; and closed with these words , " Finally , brethren , fare- well ; be perfect , be of good comfort , be of one mind , live in peace ; and the God of love and peace shall be with you . " He was ...
Page lviii
... reason on the side of religion that makes fools disbe- Jieve it , but the interest of their brutish lusts and dissolute lives makes them wish it were not true ; and there is this vast difference betwixt you and them ; they would gladly ...
... reason on the side of religion that makes fools disbe- Jieve it , but the interest of their brutish lusts and dissolute lives makes them wish it were not true ; and there is this vast difference betwixt you and them ; they would gladly ...
Page lx
... reason without me , and within me yet much more , to pant and long to be gone . I am grown exceeding uneasy in writing and speaking ; yea almost in thinking , when I reflect how cloudy our clearest thoughts are : but , I think again ...
... reason without me , and within me yet much more , to pant and long to be gone . I am grown exceeding uneasy in writing and speaking ; yea almost in thinking , when I reflect how cloudy our clearest thoughts are : but , I think again ...
Page xci
... reason , and of common sense . In any other case , they would be reckoned worse than foolish . Our author never loses sight , for a moment , either of the necessity of religious and moral conduct , or of the place which it should occupy ...
... reason , and of common sense . In any other case , they would be reckoned worse than foolish . Our author never loses sight , for a moment , either of the necessity of religious and moral conduct , or of the place which it should occupy ...
Page xcii
... reasons why the gospel is committed to men , and not to angels , God in wisdom and kindness intended that his servants should be capable of entering deeply into the feelings of their hearers , of experiencing the power of sav- ing grace ...
... reasons why the gospel is committed to men , and not to angels , God in wisdom and kindness intended that his servants should be capable of entering deeply into the feelings of their hearers , of experiencing the power of sav- ing grace ...
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Page 37 - I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the LORD; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah. 6 For this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee in a time when thou mayest be found : surely hi the floods of great waters they shall not come nigh unto him.
Page 50 - OUT of the depths have I cried unto thee, O Lord. Lord, hear my voice: let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications.
Page 27 - BLESSED is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. Blessed is the man unto whom the Lord imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile.
Page 38 - Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, ye righteous: and shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart.
Page 8 - But know that the LORD hath set apart him that is godly for himself: the LORD will hear when I call unto him.
Page 165 - Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ...
Page 70 - My soul waiteth for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning : I say, more than they that watch for the morning.
Page 73 - Surely every man walketh in a vain shew : surely they are disquieted in vain : he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them. And now, LORD, what wait I for ? my hope is- in Thee.
Page 19 - There be many that say, Who will shew us any good ? LORD, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us.
Page 163 - Lo, these are parts of his ways: but how little a portion is heard of him?